Need to do serious work on myself

MrEiffel · 2014-12-12T10:50:36+00:00

It's good that you recognize you have a dependency on alcohol.

The first thing you need to do is stop drinking alcohol. Either you do this on your own, get support from places like reddit/alcoholism or you simply go to AA.

Once you have that under control, you can start moving forward.

fnordsnord · 2014-12-12T13:44:38+00:00

Disclaimer: I'm not a psychologist and even if I was, diagnosing based on 200 words of self-edited text is unlikely to be clinically successful.

That said, you have the earmarks of what has turned out to be mild depression in other people.

This is a real health issue and not just a bad habit, and while we can make suggestions about live improvement here, you need to seek professional help. You may not need a shrink, but you need to go see your doctor and tell him about what's going on with you. He may be able to make some suggestions.

In the meantime, get some exercise. MAKE time for it; it's important. Around TRP everybody wants you to do strength training (lift weights). But ANY regular exercise will help you de-stress and help you become less dependent on alcohol. Make sure you're getting enough sleep. 7 - 8 hours is a real need. If you do the five hour thing all the time it will pull you down.

hotbitchbegone · 2014-12-12T19:05:59+00:00

As a student, you should have access to a counselor. In college I went through something similar, and part of my improvement was seeing a counselor. Even if they don't have answers, which mine didn't...simply discussing these things can be extremely helpful and give you much more focused direction.

Also, this sounds obvious haha, but I found if you want your life to change, then you need to make changes! This includes removing the alcohol and getting out of your comfort zone. There isn't an easy way...one of the first steps for me was accepting this.

This may not be entirely possible, but make school and work a detail of your life and focus on you, who you are. I feel many people make the mistake of thinking life is all about school and work. Try doing stuff you've always wanted but "didn't have time for"...e.g. join a club, learn to dance etc.

Title	Need to do serious work on myself
Author	thecemind
Upvotes	2
Comments	5
Date	December 12, 2014 10:31 AM UTC (11 years ago)
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